Taiwanese Radiant acquires Finland's Inkron Oy
June 26, 2025
Radiant Opto-Electronics is acquiring Finnish advanced optical materials company Inkron Oy from Japan’s Nagase Group for JPY 1.035 billion (EUR 6.12 million).
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Semiconductor foundry landscape to transform by 2030
June 25, 2025
Market intelligence and analyst firm Yole Group explores the status of the semiconductor foundry in its latest report – digging deep into the geopolitical, economic, and capacity realignments setting the stage for the foundry industry.
Drinda, Schmid Pekintas to build 5 GW solar cell plant in Turkey
June 24, 2025
The factory will produce solar cells using advanced TOPCon+ technology and under the Turkish government’s HIT-30 program, which is part of a broader strategy to strengthen energy independence through the development of high-tech domestic industries.
Continental launches semiconductor unit, partners with GlobalFoundries
June 24, 2025
Continental's Automotive Group Sector has established a new internal unit — Advanced Electronics & Semiconductor Solutions (AESS) — to design and verify application-specific semiconductor circuits, as the company prepares for its planned spin-off into the standalone entity Aumovio.
Plug and Play partners with Synopsys to expand chip ecosystem program
June 23, 2025
By providing startups with access to professional-grade EDA tools, which often represent a significant investment at the early stage, Plug and Play and Synopsys aim to help lower the barrier to chip innovation, accelerate time to market, and reduce development costs across the chip design space.
Canatu receives purchase order for semiconductor inspection membranes
June 20, 2025
Finnish company Canatu is a supplier of inspection membranes for EUV mask inspection. The use of these membranes reduces damage to EUV optics and enhances quality control during EUV mask inspection.
Anduril teams up with Rheinmetall to produce military drones for Europe
June 20, 2025
The companies will jointly develop European variants of Anduril's Barracuda and Fury aerial drones, and explore opportunities to build solid rocket motors, which are used to propel missiles and rockets.
Inventory weighs on Top 5 enterprise SSD vendors in 1Q25
June 19, 2025
TrendForce’s latest investigations reveal that several negative factors weighed on the enterprise SSD market in the first quarter of 2025. These include production challenges for next-gen AI systems and persistent inventory overhang in North America.
Indra partners with Axiscades to advance aerospace, defence solutions
June 19, 2025
The agreement aims to manufacture in India several Indra solutions, such as antennas for its Tactical Air Navigation Systems (TACAN), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) that provides in-flight information to aircraft, and countermeasure systems.
Sparc Foundry secures €17.2M public funding for photonic chip plant
June 18, 2025
Sparc Foundry, a Spanish startup focused on photonic semiconductors, has received a EUR 17.2 million capital injection from the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT). The funding has been approved by the Council of Ministers under the national PERTE Chip initiative and represents 43.9% of the company's capital expansion.
DRDO, IIT Delhi demonstrate free-space quantum secure communication over 1 km
June 18, 2025
Free-space Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) eliminates the need to lay optical fibers. The experiment attained a secure key rate of nearly 240 bits per second with a quantum bit error rate of less than 7%.
Hanwha Qcells launches solar recycling business in US
June 18, 2025
At full capacity, Qcells’ new vertical EcoRecycle’s facility in Georgia will have the ability to recycle 250 MW of solar panels annually, repurposing materials like aluminum, glass, silver and copper.
NYK unveils Japan’s ‘first fully battery-driven work vessel’
June 18, 2025
Designed without an onboard diesel generator, the vessel named “e-Crea” will support the docking and undocking of tugboats at the Koyasu Shipyard.
Ventec expands halogen-free PCB material stock in Europe
June 17, 2025
Ventec International Group has reinforced its commitment to halogen-free PCB manufacturing in Europe with a significant investment in inventory at its Kirchheimbolanden facility in Germany.
Rheinmetall secures major order from North American truck maker
June 16, 2025
The order involves a mid-six-figure quantity of CWA 2000 high-voltage coolant pumps being used in the North American manufacturer’s battery-powered medium and heavy duty trucks.
Silex Microsystems returns to Swedish ownership
June 16, 2025
Pure-play MEMS foundry Silex Microsystems, is once again Swedish-owned. A consortium of Swedish investors, led by Bure Equity and Creades, has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in the company from the current main owner, Chinese Sai Microelectronics.
Autonomize AI raises $28M to power next-gen agentic AI for healthcare
June 13, 2025
The funding will be used by the company to rewire healthcare operations with its Agentic AI Orchestration platform, enabling healthcare knowledge workers to focus on delivering better patient care by reducing the administrative burden that drives cost, clinician burnout and fragmented experiences.
UK MOD signs protector support contract with GA-ASI
June 13, 2025
The contract, known as the UK Protector Availability and Support Solution or UK PASS, will provide ongoing support for the new Protector RPA systems supplied by GA-ASI and now being operated by the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF).
Teltonika to triple output with four new manufacturing sites in Lithuania
June 12, 2025
Lithuanian electronics manufacturer Teltonika is significantly expanding its production footprint with the construction of four new factories, aiming to triple production by the end of 2025.
IDI acquires majority stake in Intersoft Electronics Group
June 12, 2025
French private equity firm IDI has acquired a majority stake in Belgium-based Intersoft Electronics Group. The deal, structured as a secondary leveraged buyout, was conducted in close cooperation with the company’s existing management team.
Fujitsu sells power modules business to India’s L&T for $13.8 M
June 11, 2025
The business will be bought by L&T’s semiconductor arm. Separately, Kaynes Semicon (KS) will acquire the production facilities related to the power modules business from Fujitsu.
Scania looks to save Northvolt's R&D facility
June 11, 2025
Following the bankruptcy of Northvolt, intense efforts have been underway to rescue parts of the business. On 22 May, bankruptcy administrator Mikael Kubu confirmed that there were interested parties and that negotiations were ongoing concerning various operations within the group — each at different stages of progress.
Top 10 foundries face tariffs and subsidies, 1Q revenue declines
June 11, 2025
The global foundry industry recorded USD 36.4 billion in revenue for Q1 2025, representing a 5.4% quarter-on-quarter decline, according to TrendForce. The revenue drop was softened by last-minute rush orders ahead of the US reciprocal tariff exemption deadline and continued demand driven by China’s 2024 consumer subsidy program.
ERS electronic opens demonstration centre in Taiwan
June 10, 2025
ERS electronic GmbH has opened a new demonstration centre in Zhubei, Taiwan, aimed at supporting the rising demand for panel-level packaging (PLP) in the region.
Qualcomm to acquire Alphawave Semi in $2.4 billion deal
June 10, 2025
Qualcomm Incorporated has signed a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based Alphawave IP Group plc (Alphawave Semi) in a transaction valued at approximately USD 2.4 billion. The acquisition, executed through Qualcomm’s indirect subsidiary Aqua Acquisition Sub LLC, marks a strategic move aimed at accelerating Qualcomm’s expansion into data centre markets.
International consortium rolls out EV battery swapping initiative in Tokyo
June 10, 2025
Japanese shipping and logistics group Yamato will be the initiative’s first major customer and focus on last mile applications. US company Ample will provide battery swapping tech for the participating EV platforms.
India approves Micron’s $1.5 billion Gujarat SEZ proposal
June 10, 2025
US semiconductor company Micron Technology will set up its SEZ facility in Sanand, Gujarat, while Indian diversified contract manufacturer Aequs will set up its SEZ in Dharwad, Karnataka.
Europe's PCB landscape: 2024’s top 30 manufacturers revealed
June 05, 2025
Evertiq has previously reported on the long-term decline of the European PCB industry. Back in the 1990s, the EU accounted for around 20–30% of global production. Today, that figure stands at just 2%. But who are the champions still holding strong in the storm?
China’s GigaDevice opens global headquarters in Singapore
June 05, 2025
This strategic move marks a major milestone in GigaDevice’s international growth journey, underscoring its commitment to closer customer engagement, building a resilient and agile supply chain, and strengthening its ecosystem and brand presence across key global markets.
NCAB closes acquisition of B&B Leiterplattenservice in Germany
June 04, 2025
In April earlier this year, NCAB announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire 100% of B&B Leiterplattenservice GmbH (B&B) headquartered in Mittweida, Germany – the acquisition is now closed, and the company now is part of the NCAB Group.
Why PCB raw materials matter: performance, reliability, and cost
June 04, 2025
ICAPE offers an overview of the key factors in PCB raw material selection and the considerations that guide their use.
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